Anzac Day Tradition?

[Wedgie]

Spelly, I was wondering if you could go back and show us who played at what grounds on as many Anzac Day games going back as far as possible and perhaps higlighting one's that are GF rematches.
Cheers.

[Footy Chick]

In another post I mentioned that right up until 1997 I can only ever remember Port v Norwood.

I reckon it was only after 1998 that they started doing the GF finalists thing.

lets see what the mistro comes up with...

[JK]

Pretty sure that Norwood v the Bays took place in 83 Chicky, if so, I'd suggest it was the case earlier and then perhaps got shelved for a little while?

[Wedgie]

Yeah I remember going to Norwood Oval in either the late 70s or early 80s for a game against Torrens and I also remember North playing Sturt or Central at Footy Pk on an Anzac Day in the 80s.

[Footy Chick]

Yeah, come to think of it I reckon youre right..Wonder how it is then that if we all still thinking of the GF finalists theory, why Port played Norwood in 1997 then. shouldn't it have been Centrals?

[smac]

I think the current tradition ( ) started the same time the dogs started their current run of GF's.

Now I'll wait for spelly to show me up as incorrect.

[Ian]

I think the current tradition ( ) started the same time the dogs started their current run of GF's.

Now I'll wait for spelly to show me up as incorrect.

I think the current tradition would be the longest running, and if you also consider that AO is used in place of AAMI for nuetral games, the nuetral venue would be miles in front.

[Wedgie]

I think the current tradition would be the longest running, and if you also consider that AO is used in place of AAMI for nuetral games, the nuetral venue would be miles in front.

I think you'll find the tradition of leaving the programming as is for Anzac Day despite it being played between a variety of teams would be a longer standing tradition and one that goes back 100 years at least as opposed to one that doesn't even go back as far as last year.

[Wedgie]

One's I could find:

1995:
Eagles v Port Footy Pk
Sturt v North

1994:
Eagles v Sturt Footy Pk
Sturt v South Adelaide Oval

1993:
Port v Sturt Footy Pk
North v South Adelaide Oval

1992:
The premier had a bye!
Central v West Footy Pk
Glenelg v Sturt Footy Pk
Eagles v South Adelaide Oval
Port v Norwood Norwood

1991:
Port v Glenelg
Sturt v West

1990:
Port v Norwood Footy Pk
Glenelg v Sturt Adelaide Oval

1989:
Glenelg v Port
North v Woodville

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1949 - Torrens 12.15 Sturt 7.13 Adelaide 24000
1950 - West 13.11 Norwood 17.15 Adelaide 22000
1951 - Glenelg 13.17 Torrens 10.8 Adelaide 17000
1952 - Port 11.22 Glenelg 7.3 Adelaide 27000
1953 - Norwood 9.11 Torrens 12.17 Adelaide 17800
Glenelg 20.18 South 11.8 Kensington 4300
Sturt 9.10 West 10.16 Unley 7000
North 7.14 Port 8.15 Prospect 13500
1955 - Norwood 10.15 West 12.14 Adelaide 24300
1956 - Port 13.18 Norwood 7.15 Adelaide 26981*
1957 - Port 14.11 North 7.16 Adelaide 26670
1958 - Port 13.19 Norwood 10.8 Adelaide 37290*
1959 - South 10.12 Torrens 8.17 Adelaide 11090
Sturt 17.18 Glenelg 13.14 Unley 11770
West 12.11 Port 10.19 Richmond 14500*
North 11.16 Norwood 7.9 Prospect 13800
1960 - West 10.12 Port 9.14 Adelaide 14294*
1961 - North 16.11 Norwood 12.10 Adelaide 28500*
1962 - South 9.16 Glenelg 10.19 Adelaide 5200
Norwood 15.14 Port 11.16 Norwood 18000
Torrens 10.15 West 7.10 Thebarton 11510
Sturt 11.10 North 9.23 Unley 8500
1963 - Port 11.15 West 12.10 Adelaide 20000*
1964 - Port 11.14 North 12.3 Adelaide 15179*
Glenelg 7.11 South 15.20 Glenelg 14054
Torrens 14.13 West 7.13 Thebarton 8014
Woodville 9.14 Central 8.10 Woodville 2925
Norwood 13.18 Sturt 5.13 Norwood 8933
1966 - Port 12.15 Sturt 11.17 Adelaide 34180*
1967 - Sturt 14.12 Port 10.13 Adelaide 35966*
1968 - Sturt 10.10 Port 13.11 Adelaide 36492*
1969 - Sturt 18.15 Port 10.6 Adelaide 33593*
1970 - Sturt 14.22 Glenelg 12.6 Adelaide 21954*
1972 - North 11.11 Port 14.12 Adelaide 30259*
1973 - Port 19.10 North 15.13 Adelaide 25893*
1974 - Glenelg 24.21 North 14.14 Adelaide 20308*
1975 - Sturt 12.16 Glenelg 16.14 Football Park 36053*
1977 - Sturt 11.9 Port 21.9 Football Park 32395*
1978 - Port 7.6 Glenelg 18.14 Football Park 27702*
Norwood 7.21 Sturt 14.13 Norwood 19270
1979 - Norwood 20.17 Sturt 12.14 Football Park 16703*
1980 - Port 11.17 South 8.11 Football Park 19556*
Glenelg 8.14 Torrens 9.18 Adelaide 22709
1981 - Port 15.8 Norwood 8.14 Football Park 17900*
South 17.11 West 9.8 Adelaide 6631
Woodville 9.24 Central 15.18 Woodville 3710
North 20.25 Torrens 17.10 Prospect 7522
Sturt 14.17 Glenelg 18.14 Unley 13492
1983 - Norwood 29.14 Glenelg 12.12 Football Park 16151*
South 13.17 Sturt 15.15 Adelaide 10152
1984 - Sturt 19.28 West 19.8 Football Park 10755*
South 21.12 Norwood 8.13 Adelaide 11310
1985 - North 24.19 Woodville 21.8 Football Park
Port 19.13 Norwood 23.14 Football Park 31797* (D/H)
South 12.18 Torrens 17.16 Adelaide 6951
1986 - West 16.12 Central 8.7 Football Park
Sturt 6.12 North 12.15 Football Park 16649 (D/H)
South 13.7 Port 6.12 Adelaide 9706
1987 - Torrens 14.20 Woodville 18.10 Football Park
Norwood 10.13 North 16.13 Football Park 17295 (D/H)
Sturt 21.20 South 11.19 Adelaide 4847
Central 17.12 Port 15.9 Elizabeth 13673
Glenelg 30.21 West 17.16 Glenelg 6425
1988 - Central 9.18 Port 13.13 Football Park
Torrens 18.9 Woodville 17.13 Football Park 22693 (D/H)
South 11.12 Sturt 20.16 Adelaide 4704
1989 - Port 11.11 Glenelg 13.7 Football Park 26135*
North 17.24 Woodville 11.12 Adelaide 6297
1990 - Port 18.19 Norwood 12.9 Football Park 36397
Glenelg 21.10 Sturt 10.11 Adelaide 12147
1991 - Glenelg 10.10 Port 13.14 Football Park 10521*
West 12.13 Sturt 18.13 Richmond 3021
1992 - Central 13.16 West 13.15 Football Park
Sturt 11.13 Glenelg 19.8 Football Park 5618 (D/H)
South 15.7 Eagles 15.11 Adelaide 4374
Norwood 11.19 Port 15.17 Norwood 11039
1994 - Eagles 26.16 Port 16.10 Football Park 15126
Sturt 28.15 South 12.27 Adelaide 5403
1995 - Eagles 10.14 Port 18.15 Football Park 12205*
Sturt 16.10 North 21.15 Adelaide 4278
1996 - Port 9.22 West 15.8 Football Park 7356
North 19.8 Eagles 12.11 Adelaide 4515
1997 - Port 4.3 Norwood 21.23 Adelaide 18961
1998 - Norwood 8.13 Port 11.10 Adelaide 10185*
Sturt 14.8 Eagles 10.8 Unley 4867
West 13.5 Glenelg 10.6 Richmond 4867
Central 14.8 South 7.7 Elizabeth 2493
2000 - Norwood 16.11 Sturt 11.4 Adelaide 9029
2001 - Central 13.16 Eagles 11.12 Adelaide 6834*
2002 - Central 16.11 Eagles 5.7 Adelaide 5150*
2003 - Sturt 6.10 Central 11.12 Adelaide 8694*
Norwood 13.7 South 13.16 Norwood 4810
2005 - Central 6.8 Eagles 16.22 Adelaide 5580*
2006 - Central 13.10 Eagles 16.15 Adelaide 4698*
2007 - Eagles 11.3 Central 23.13 Thebarton 4631*

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And those that were played on the holiday Monday:

1948 - West 11.20 Norwood 18.16 Adelaide 24500*
1954 - Torrens 10.8 Port 11.11 Adelaide 28000*
1965 - South 14.9 Port 9.6 Adelaide 30618*
1971 - Glenelg 8.7 Sturt 10.10 Adelaide 7992*
1976 - Glenelg 17.26 Norwood 15.9 Football Park 25843*
1982 - Port 11.15 Glenelg 12.9 Football Park 22106*
Sturt 24.20 Woodville 7.8 Adelaide 5483
1993 - Port 23.11 Sturt 10.11 Football Park 6814
South 15.11 North 16.12 Adelaide 4558
1999 - Port 16.7 Sturt 12.13 Adelaide 12286*
2004 - Central 19.9 West 10.8 Adelaide 6215*

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So the GF rematch was on ANZAC Day (or holiday Monday) in these years:

1948, 1954, 1956, 1958-61, 1963-85, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1998-99, 2001-07

[Wedgie]

Cheers Spelly, exactly what I was after (well more or less, you can take out the holiday Monday one's if it wasn't on Anzac Day), more Anazac Day games have been played away from Adelaide Oval more than have been played there in my lifetime, so much for a tradition. .
They should make it Norwood v Port every year looking at the great crowds they've pulled.
Lots of non GF rematches at various ovals in there, they should return to that, also some thing they should take into account these days is not to play a team on the Anzac Day Friday if they've played the Sunday before when the other team is comingoff a bye, only common sense, mind you common sense and the SANFL are poles apart as we well know.

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Cheers Spelly, exactly what I was after (well more or less, you can take out the holiday Monday one's if it wasn't on Anzac Day), more Anazac Day games have been played away from Adelaide Oval more than have been played there in my lifetime, so much for a tradition. .
They should make it Norwood v Port every year looking at the great crowds they've pulled.
Lots of non GF rematches at various ovals in there, they should return to that, also some thing they should take into account these days is not to play a team on the Anzac Day Friday if they've played the Sunday before when the other team is comingoff a bye, only common sense, mind you common sense and the SANFL are poles apart as we well know.

I think that the tradition was to start from 2001 and go on with it, to go back to the 1963-85 setup. I've got the Round 4 Budget from last year with an article about GF rematches on ANZAC day - those that were played on the Monday holiday were included too, but leaves out the 1989 match for some reason. It would have to be part of the SANFL/SACA relations (or lack of) that matches were played at West Lakes between 1974 and 1995.

Full rounds were played on the 25th of April in the following years: 1953, 1959, 1962 (three rounds were played in a week, ANZAC day was on the Wednesday between Rounds 1 and 3), 1964, 1981, 1987, 1992, 1998.

[FattyLumpkin]

I watched a ton of SA footy from 66 - 80. I just assumed the ANZAC Day game had always been the previous years GF's. In fact - til now, I still thought it was the fact - but I've been away for a decade or 2!

[Wedgie]

Next year it falls on a Saturday so let's hope its a full round of footy on Sat arvo where it belongs.

[Ian]

Cheers Spelly, exactly what I was after (well more or less, you can take out the holiday Monday one's if it wasn't on Anzac Day), more Anazac Day games have been played away from Adelaide Oval more than have been played there in my lifetime, so much for a tradition. .
They should make it Norwood v Port every year looking at the great crowds they've pulled.
Lots of non GF rematches at various ovals in there, they should return to that, also some thing they should take into account these days is not to play a team on the Anzac Day Friday if they've played the Sunday before when the other team is comingoff a bye, only common sense, mind you common sense and the SANFL are poles apart as we well know.

I think you are twisting the stats to proove your point.

eg:

Games played at a nuetral venue (Adelaide and/or Football Park) Total- 69 games, 50 years

All other games played away from Footy Park or Adelaide (But there was a game at either one or both of them at the same time.)Total-25 games, 11 years

The only game played at a suburban venue when no game was played at Adelaide or Football Park (It's arguable as to whether Thebby was a nuetral venue or not, AO was certainly not avail to play on) Total- 1, 1 year

Thats 50 years of nuetral ground Anzac Day tradition compared to 1 year of questionable tradition.



Games played at a nuetral venue (Adelaide and/or Football Park) Total- 69 games, 50 years
1949 - Torrens 12.15 Sturt 7.13 Adelaide 24000
1950 - West 13.11 Norwood 17.15 Adelaide 22000
1951 - Glenelg 13.17 Torrens 10.8 Adelaide 17000
1952 - Port 11.22 Glenelg 7.3 Adelaide 27000
1953 - Norwood 9.11 Torrens 12.17 Adelaide 17800
1955 - Norwood 10.15 West 12.14 Adelaide 24300
1956 - Port 13.18 Norwood 7.15 Adelaide 26981*
1957 - Port 14.11 North 7.16 Adelaide 26670
1958 - Port 13.19 Norwood 10.8 Adelaide 37290*
1959 - South 10.12 Torrens 8.17 Adelaide 11090
1960 - West 10.12 Port 9.14 Adelaide 14294*
1961 - North 16.11 Norwood 12.10 Adelaide 28500*
1962 - South 9.16 Glenelg 10.19 Adelaide 5200
1963 - Port 11.15 West 12.10 Adelaide 20000*
1964 - Port 11.14 North 12.3 Adelaide 15179*
1966 - Port 12.15 Sturt 11.17 Adelaide 34180*
1967 - Sturt 14.12 Port 10.13 Adelaide 35966*
1968 - Sturt 10.10 Port 13.11 Adelaide 36492*
1969 - Sturt 18.15 Port 10.6 Adelaide 33593*
1970 - Sturt 14.22 Glenelg 12.6 Adelaide 21954*
1972 - North 11.11 Port 14.12 Adelaide 30259*
1973 - Port 19.10 North 15.13 Adelaide 25893*
1974 - Glenelg 24.21 North 14.14 Adelaide 20308*
1975 - Sturt 12.16 Glenelg 16.14 Football Park 36053*
1977 - Sturt 11.9 Port 21.9 Football Park 32395*
1978 - Port 7.6 Glenelg 18.14 Football Park 27702*
1979 - Norwood 20.17 Sturt 12.14 Football Park 16703*
1980 - Port 11.17 South 8.11 Football Park 19556*
Glenelg 8.14 Torrens 9.18 Adelaide 22709
1981 - Port 15.8 Norwood 8.14 Football Park 17900*
South 17.11 West 9.8 Adelaide 6631
1983 - Norwood 29.14 Glenelg 12.12 Football Park 16151*
South 13.17 Sturt 15.15 Adelaide 10152
1984 - Sturt 19.28 West 19.8 Football Park 10755*
South 21.12 Norwood 8.13 Adelaide 11310
1985 - North 24.19 Woodville 21.8 Football Park
Port 19.13 Norwood 23.14 Football Park 31797* (D/H)
South 12.18 Torrens 17.16 Adelaide 6951
1986 - West 16.12 Central 8.7 Football Park
Sturt 6.12 North 12.15 Football Park 16649 (D/H)
South 13.7 Port 6.12 Adelaide 9706
1987 - Torrens 14.20 Woodville 18.10 Football Park
Norwood 10.13 North 16.13 Football Park 17295 (D/H)
Sturt 21.20 South 11.19 Adelaide 4847
1988 - Central 9.18 Port 13.13 Football Park
Torrens 18.9 Woodville 17.13 Football Park 22693 (D/H)
South 11.12 Sturt 20.16 Adelaide 4704
1989 - Port 11.11 Glenelg 13.7 Football Park 26135*
North 17.24 Woodville 11.12 Adelaide 6297
1990 - Port 18.19 Norwood 12.9 Football Park 36397
Glenelg 21.10 Sturt 10.11 Adelaide 12147
1991 - Glenelg 10.10 Port 13.14 Football Park 10521*
1992 - Central 13.16 West 13.15 Football Park
Sturt 11.13 Glenelg 19.8 Football Park 5618 (D/H)
South 15.7 Eagles 15.11 Adelaide 4374
1994 - Eagles 26.16 Port 16.10 Football Park 15126
Sturt 28.15 South 12.27 Adelaide 5403
1995 - Eagles 10.14 Port 18.15 Football Park 12205*
Sturt 16.10 North 21.15 Adelaide 4278
1996 - Port 9.22 West 15.8 Football Park 7356
North 19.8 Eagles 12.11 Adelaide 4515
1997 - Port 4.3 Norwood 21.23 Adelaide 18961
1998 - Norwood 8.13 Port 11.10 Adelaide 10185*
2000 - Norwood 16.11 Sturt 11.4 Adelaide 9029
2001 - Central 13.16 Eagles 11.12 Adelaide 6834*
2002 - Central 16.11 Eagles 5.7 Adelaide 5150*
2003 - Sturt 6.10 Central 11.12 Adelaide 8694*
2005 - Central 6.8 Eagles 16.22 Adelaide 5580*
2006 - Central 13.10 Eagles 16.15 Adelaide 4698*


The only game played at a suburban venue when no game was played at Adelaide or Football Park (It's arguable as to wether Thebby was a nuetral venue or not, AO was certainly not avail to play on) Total- 1, 1 year
2007 - Eagles 11.3 Central 23.13 Thebarton 4631*

All other games played away from Footy Park or Adelaide (But there was a game at either one or both of them at the same time.)Total-25 games, 11 years
1953
Glenelg 20.18 South 11.8 Kensington 4300
Sturt 9.10 West 10.16 Unley 7000
North 7.14 Port 8.15 Prospect 13500
1959
Sturt 17.18 Glenelg 13.14 Unley 11770
West 12.11 Port 10.19 Richmond 14500*
North 11.16 Norwood 7.9 Prospect 13800
1962
Norwood 15.14 Port 11.16 Norwood 18000
Torrens 10.15 West 7.10 Thebarton 11510
Sturt 11.10 North 9.23 Unley 8500
1964
Glenelg 7.11 South 15.20 Glenelg 14054
Torrens 14.13 West 7.13 Thebarton 8014
Woodville 9.14 Central 8.10 Woodville 2925
Norwood 13.18 Sturt 5.13 Norwood 8933
1978
Norwood 7.21 Sturt 14.13 Norwood 19270
1981
Woodville 9.24 Central 15.18 Woodville 3710
North 20.25 Torrens 17.10 Prospect 7522
Sturt 14.17 Glenelg 18.14 Unley 13492
1987
Central 17.12 Port 15.9 Elizabeth 13673
Glenelg 30.21 West 17.16 Glenelg 6425
1991
West 12.13 Sturt 18.13 Richmond 3021
1992
Norwood 11.19 Port 15.17 Norwood 11039
1998
Sturt 14.8 Eagles 10.8 Unley 4867
West 13.5 Glenelg 10.6 Richmond 4867
Central 14.8 South 7.7 Elizabeth 2493
2003
Norwood 13.7 South 13.16 Norwood 4810

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Of course both this years and last years match would have been at Adelaide if it was/were made available. I'm not 100% sure, but I would say that last years match was meant to be a home match because the other two meetings were at Elizabeth.

[smac]

The premier is considered the home team for all ANZAC clashes (in their current form at least).

[Ian]

The premier is considered the home team for all ANZAC clashes (in their current form at least).

Someone has to be named first